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Art to Desktop v2.0

This Stay-Open applet will continuously update your desktop picture to the album artwork of the currently playing track.

    Latest version:
  • Runs as universal binary
  • Various fixes and enhancements to modernize since last update
    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: June 11, 2008
  • latest version downloads: 325 | total downloads: 2833
  • zip download size: 184.2K
759 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Tracks Without Artwork to Playlist v3.2

This script will survey the selected tracks or the selected Playlist for tracks without any artwork and copy them to a new discrete Playlist. Requires iTunes 7 or better.

    Latest version:
  • Addresses situation where artwork downloaded from the iTunes Store (using "Get Album Artwork") may result in false positives
  • v3.1:
  • Speedier playlist creation
  • Performance finessings
  • v3.0 (may 13 2008):
  • Runs as universal binary
  • User can supply the "No Art" playlist name
  • Performance fixes and finessings
    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: June 7, 2008
  • latest version downloads: 1556 | total downloads: 34749
  • zip download size: 99.4K
4348 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Export Artwork v1.0

Save the artwork of the single selected track to a user-chosen folder as a PNG or JPG file, with scaling options. Default location is the folder containing the selected track's file, however any location can be selected.

This script replaces the script "Save Artwork to Folder", which has been removed.

    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: May 22, 2008
  • total downloads: 494
  • zip download size: 102.6K
916 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Embed Artwork v1.1

This script will re-embed artwork into the files of the selected tracks. (iTunes 7 or better.)

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Brian Webster
  • latest version posted: September 25, 2006
  • total downloads: 20459
  • zip download size: 103.6K
2240 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Save Album Art to Album Folder v1.3

This script will export the Artwork of the selected tracks as a graphics file to the folder which contains each selected track's file--presumably the track's "Album" folder--or a specific user-selected folder. Uses the included "ProgBar" application to indicate progress. Read Me explains much more, including modifications you can easily make.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: September 19, 2006
  • latest version downloads: 7392 | total downloads: 10321
  • zip download size: 194.3K
573 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Export Artwork to iPhoto v1.3

Export the artwork of the selected tracks--or tracks of the selected Playlist--to iPhoto 5 or better, where they will also be copied to a new or existing photo album. Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or better, iPhoto 5 or better, and iTunes 4.0 or better.

Publish your artwork photo album on your .mac page, like I did in this example.

Includes the accessory application "ProgBar" which will display the progress of the exporting process. "ProgBar" is written by T.J. Mahaffey of Spork Software.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: April 7, 2006
  • latest version downloads: 2655 | total downloads: 4802
  • zip download size: 236.8K
296 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Search for Local Artwork Files v1.0

This script will perform a Spotlight search for PNG and JPEG files whose names contain the Artist and/or Album of a selected iTunes track. You can then choose to show the results in the Finder.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: January 19, 2006
  • total downloads: 3157
  • zip download size: 207.3K
188 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Remove All iPod Artwork

This script will delete all the artwork from every track in the selected iPod, thus freeing up some space.

Although you could easily select every track in the iPod library, select Get Info, OK a multiple edit, and check-mark the empty artwork panel, the process of removing artwork in this manner would tie-up iTunes and iPod until the artwork has been removed. This script will work in the background and allow you to continue using iTunes.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: December 29, 2005
  • total downloads: 2478
  • zip download size: 62.7K
228 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Restore iPod Album Art v1.1

This script will attempt to re-add or replace the display artwork of the selected iPod tracks with artwork from a corresponding album's track in your iTunes library. Read Me is a must read.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: December 29, 2005
  • latest version downloads: 2903 | total downloads: 4261
  • zip download size: 128.8K
926 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Set No Cover

This script will apply a [no cover] graphic as the artwork to the selected iTunes tracks.

Also included is a droplet that will enable you to convert your own artwork as the default artwork used by the script.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: November 29, 2005
  • total downloads: 2770
  • zip download size: 71.5K
195 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
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